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Biography
Early life
James Piereson received a B.A. in 1968 and a Ph.D. in 1973 in political science, both from Michigan State University.
Academic career
He taught political theory and U.S. government courses at
Iowa State University
Iowa State University of Science and Technology (Iowa State University, Iowa State, or ISU) is a public land-grant research university in Ames, Iowa. Founded in 1858 as the Iowa Agricultural College and Model Farm, Iowa State became one of the ...
in 1974, at
Indiana University
Indiana University (IU) is a system of public universities in the U.S. state of Indiana.
Campuses
Indiana University has two core campuses, five regional campuses, and two regional centers under the administration of IUPUI.
*Indiana Universi ...
in 1975, and at the
University of Pennsylvania
The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn or UPenn) is a private research university in Philadelphia. It is the fourth-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and is ranked among the highest-regarded universitie ...
from 1976 to 1982.
Philanthropy
From 1985 to 2005, he served as Executive Director and Trustee of the
John M. Olin Foundation
The John M. Olin Foundation was a conservative American grant-making foundation established in 1953 by John M. Olin, president of the Olin Industries chemical and munitions manufacturing businesses. Unlike most other foundations, it was charge ...
. He is President of the
William E. Simon Foundation
William Edward Simon (November 27, 1927 – June 3, 2000) was an American businessman and philanthropist who served as the 63rd United States Secretary of the Treasury. He became the Secretary of the Treasury on May 9, 1974, during the Nixon admi ...
, a grant-giving organization headquartered in New York City.
He is a Senior Fellow and serves as Chairman of the Center for the American University at the
Manhattan Institute for Policy Research
The Manhattan Institute for Policy Research (renamed in 1981 from the International Center for Economic Policy Studies) is a conservative American think tank focused on domestic policy and urban affairs, established in Manhattan in 1978 by Anto ...
, and an advisory board member of the affiliated Adam Smith Society. He also serves as Chairman of the selection committee for the VERITAS Fund for Higher Education, giving grants to selected programs at US colleges and universities. Additionally, he is chairman of the selection committee for the Hayek Book Prize awarded by the Manhattan Institute each year.
He serves on the Boards of the Pinkerton Foundation, the Thomas W. Smith Foundation, the
Center for Individual Rights
The Center for Individual Rights (CIR) is a non-profit public interest law firm in the United States. Based in Washington, D.C., the firm is "dedicated to the defense of individual liberties against the increasingly aggressive and unchecked auth ...
, the
Philanthropy Roundtable
The Philanthropy Roundtable is a nonprofit organization that advises conservative philanthropists.
History
The Roundtable was founded in 1987 as a project of the now-defunct Institute For Educational Affairs. It was founded as a conservative al ...
Hoover Institution
The Hoover Institution (officially The Hoover Institution on War, Revolution, and Peace; abbreviated as Hoover) is an American public policy think tank and research institution that promotes personal and economic liberty, free enterprise, and ...
at
Stanford University
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, and
Donors Trust
Donors Trust is an American nonprofit donor-advised fund. It was founded in 1999 with the goal of "safeguarding the intent of libertarian and conservative donors". As a donor advised fund, Donors Trust is not legally required to disclose the id ...
.
Additionally, he is a member of the selection committee for the Clare Boothe Luce Program for Women in the Sciences, Medicine, and Engineering. He is a member of the grant advisory committee of the
Searle Freedom Trust
The Searle Freedom Trust is a 501(c)(3) grant-making foundation located in the United States. It was established by business executive Daniel C. Searle in 1998. As of 2017, the trust had an endowment of $141 million.
Origins
Searle considered h ...
. He is also a member of the Executive Advisory Committee of the
William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration
Simon Business School (formerly known as the William E. Simon Graduate School of Business Administration) is the business school of the University of Rochester. It is located on the university's River Campus in Rochester, New York. It was rename ...
at the
University of Rochester
The University of Rochester (U of R, UR, or U of Rochester) is a private research university in Rochester, New York. The university grants undergraduate and graduate degrees, including doctoral and professional degrees.
The University of Roc ...
and of the Board of Visitors of the
Pepperdine University School of Public Policy
The Pepperdine University School of Public Policy (SPP) is a Master of Public Policy (MPP) degree program, located in Malibu, California with summer classes offered in Washington, DC. It is one of four graduate schools at Pepperdine University. Th ...
Claremont McKenna College
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. He sits on the publication committees of ''
City Journal
''City Journal'' is a public policy magazine and website, published by the conservative Manhattan Institute for Policy Research, that covers a range of topics on urban affairs, such as policing, education, housing, and other issues. The magazine ...
'' and ''
National Affairs
''National Affairs'' is a quarterly magazine in the United States about political affairs that was first published in September 2009. Its founding editor, Yuval Levin, and authors are typically considered to be conservative and right-wing. The ma ...
New York City
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and
Sleepy Hollow, New York
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. He is married to Patricia and they have one son.
Bibliography
*''Political Tolerance and American Democracy'' (with J. Sullivan and G. Marcus,
University of Chicago Press
The University of Chicago Press is the largest and one of the oldest university presses in the United States. It is operated by the University of Chicago and publishes a wide variety of academic titles, including ''The Chicago Manual of Style'', ...
, 1982)
*''Camelot and the Cultural Revolution: How the Assassination of John F. Kennedy Shattered American Liberalism'' (
Encounter Books
Encounter Books is a book publisher in the United States known for publishing conservative authors. It was named for ''Encounter'', the now defunct literary magazine founded by Irving Kristol and Stephen Spender.
, 2007)
*''The Pursuit of Liberty: Can the Ideals That Made America Great Provide a Model for the World'' (editor, Encounter Books, 2008)